seigniory
/ˈseɪnjəri
/(also seigneury)
noun (plural seigniories)
A feudal lordship; the position, authority, or domain of a feudal lord: he succeeded to the seigniory...
- He held the seigniory of Aubigny in France, to which his son succeeded in 1567.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French seignorie, from seigneur (see seigneur).